Cultural Studies
Fall 2009
All courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus-wide basis. However, individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.
Effective Summer/Fall 2018: Undergraduates newly admitted in Summer/Fall 2018 or later (note this includes both freshman as well as transfers matriculating in Summer/Fall 2018 and after) need to complete one course in Non-Western Cultures; one course in US Minority Cultures; and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Undergraduate students who matriculated Spring 2018 or prior need to complete one course in Non-Western or US Minority Cultures and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Courses are added as they are approved.
- ACP - Advanced Composition
- HUM - Humanities and the Arts
- HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
- LA - Literature and the Arts
- SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- BSC - Behavioral Sciences
- SS - Social Sciences
- NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
- LS - Life Sciences
- PS - Physical Sciences
- CS - Cultural Studies
- NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
- US - US Minority Cultures
- WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)
- QR - Quantitative Reasoning
- QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
- QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II
fall 2009 → CS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| AFRO 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFST 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFST 209 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| AFST 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| AFST 266 | African Film and Society | NW | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| ANSC 250 | Companion Animals in Society | WCC | ||||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 266 | African Film and Society | NW | ||||||
| ART 250 | Writing with Video | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ARTD 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | NW | ||||||
| ARTH 114 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 120 | Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture | US | ||||||
| AAS 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 211 | Asian Americans and the Arts | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AAS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| ASST 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 221 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| CWL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 189 | Lit of Asia & Africa I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 221 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 225 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 241 | Lit Europe & the Americas I | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 253 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 255 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 257 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| CWL 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 263 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| EALC 101 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENGL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 202 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 204 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 206 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 207 | Romantic Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 208 | Victorian Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 209 | British Literature to 1798 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | British Lit 1798 to Present | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 223 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 247 | The British Novel | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 250 | The American Novel to 1914 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 251 | The American Novel Since 1914 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 255 | Survey of American Lit I | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 256 | Survey of American Lit II | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| ENGL 267 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 268 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FR 240 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GER 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 110 | History of Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 140 | Western Civ to 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 141 | Western Civ to 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 142 | Western Civ Since 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 143 | Western Civ Since 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 170 | US Hist to 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 171 | US Hist to 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 211 | History East & Southern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 282 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LA 212 | Water and Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LAST 240 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | ||||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| MS 264 | Economics of the Media | WCC | HP | |||||
| MS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 242 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| PORT 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 116 | Faith & Self in Global Context | WCC | ||||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 225 | Vikings & Volvos: Scan Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| SLAV 120 | Slavic Folklore | WCC | LA | |||||
| SOC 122 | Africa in World Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 124 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| SOC 366 | Postsocialism Eastern Europe | WCC | SS | |||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| YDSH 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| ESES 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS |